- Joined
- Feb 29, 2016
- Messages
- 2,360
- Reaction score
- 1,549
BIOGRAPHY
NAME: Anthony “Anton” Price
AGE: 36
SPECIES: Human
Homeworld: Corellia
FACTION: Republic Senate
RANK: Senator
HEIGHT: 1.85 Meters (6’-0”)
WEIGHT: 79.37 Kg (175 Ibs)
HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown
EYE COLOR: Hazel
STRENGTH:
██████
DEXTERITY:
█████
STAMINA:
███████
INTELLIGENCE:
████████
WISDOM:
███████
CHARISMA:
█████████
It was almost a given that Anthony would attend some of the finest schools money could buy, and what he did with that education was something not unsurprising, but would define his path for the future nonetheless. Nearly a decade of his life was spent in studying law, with his idealistic (and arguably naive) vision being to represent the people and force the system that promised to defend and protect the people to accomplish just that. Much to his father’s chagrin, Anthony took a comparatively lower paying, overworked position in a fledgling law firm dedicated to defending social injustice, convinced that he’d make a difference in doing so. However, experience would prove that working by a broken systems rules wouldn’t have the desired effect of changing the very same system.
Eventually, Anthony gave in to his father’s insistence in taking a position within the legal department of Czerka Corporation, of which his father was a major investor within. While at the time, he felt such a move to be a compromise from his original goal, and even a year ago he would have thought such a move unthinkable, his father promised him that Czerka had great things in store for helping to rebuild Corellia, and that his efforts could play a much bigger impact than he ever could have imagined. And despite his suspicions, Anthony could see his efforts playing a much bigger role in effective actual change. While he was under no illusions that Czerka was not guilty of shady business dealings across the galaxy, on the homefront he witnessed Czerka plying their considerable reach to provide an increasing amount of jobs for the otherwise neglected and disenfranchised - even funding local programs to support housing reconstruction and education opportunities. While a part of him still felt as if he betrayed his core values in taking his position within Czerka, he couldn’t argue with the results that a galaxy spanning behemoth could affect with their near-limitless resources.
Yet, it was only after spending several more years working for Czerka’s expansive legal team, it had seemed that the cultivation of what contacts he had in such a position afforded him a very unique opportunity - one that seemed to provide him with a medium to accomplish his age old dream which had failed so miserably. And that opportunity took the form of running for political office as Senator of Corellia. Corruption and scandal had long-permeated the political landscape of Corellia, with even the perception alone remaining from even the days prior to the war. It had seemed that Anthony’s opportunity arose at the perfect time, when the sitting senator was enduring a massive scandal involving alleged misconduct with not one, or even two, but ten different women over the course of his twenty year career as a Senator. After the former Senator was forced to resign, Anthony, with the backing of his benefactors who held ties to Czerka and other major players in the Corellian business sector, announced his intent to run for office.
At first, his announcement seemed to be received with an underwhelming amount of praise. While some among the people knew of him due to his help in representing them years prior, he was altogether an unknown and generic son of a wealthy family who, as they widely perceived, just wanted a lavish job with special privilege. His opponents were, of course, quick to spread such a perception, with his initial polling placing him far below his opposition: a seasoned political lobbyist who was no stranger to the gamesmanship one had to master to compete in the political arena. Yet, Anton was not out of the ‘race’ yet.
He started small, engaging in PR campaigns at small communities, giving public speeches at town halls across the planet, speaking on a personal basis with near-endless citizens who were eager to share ‘a piece of their mind’ with someone who intended to represent them on the galactic stage. Eventually, the support he was able to rally resulted in him speaking at larger, more public rallies where his eloquence and knowledge of the system he had tried so hard to work within for the past half-decade could be heard by a broader audience. Soon, his voice could be heard on holo-broadcasts throughout the planet. His opponents were quick to say this was the byproduct of the support he was leveraging from his employers and business-sector lobbyists, yet such posturing and smear-campaigns fell on deaf ears when his rebuttals focused, not on striking back at his opponents, but on addressing the issues almost exclusively. How would he address the housing crisis? By using his exposure on the galactic stage to partner with major businesses to take the initiative to build up areas otherwise neglected in exchange for tax incentives. How would he directly help the average Corellian? By lobbying to make it easier to qualify for social programs that catered to what they needed, whilst at the same time making it easier for them to find a job to provide for themselves and their families. How could he prevent the system from being taken advantage of? By making it his personal responsibility to increasing awareness of the simple fact that “we’re all in this effort to recovery together”, and that if some didn’t want to be a part of making a difference, then they would be left behind as more jobs came onto the scene which would far outpay any entitlements that came their way the longer they drew from them.
Were his arguments and policies perfect? Political critics would be the first to say no. But the charisma he spoke to the people with made them firm in their beliefs that he would fight for them. While he couldn’t do everything he had said alone, for the first time in a long time the Corellian people felt they had a champion who, regardless of how many voices shouted in the din of the Senate, they would have at least one voice who would stand up for them. By the end of the election cycle, Anthony Price became the next Senator of Corellia by a landslide. But as he would come to realize, he was only getting started - with many more pressing and intense challenges awaiting him.
As his first years in the senate came and went, the Senator would be lying if he were to claim that he was not beginning to feel a tad disenfranchised by what the Senate truly was. Under Chancellor Mori Valorum’s governance, the Senate at large felt powerless to fully affect meaningful change, punctuated in the Corellian’s mind with the near-unanimous decision to sign a non-aggression pact with the Sith Empire. Being one of the few brave enough to oppose the bill, Anton was forced to watch in abject disbelief that nearly all of his compatriots ratified it so quickly into law. To him, such a proposition devalued the loss their great Republic had endured nearly a century prior, all in exchange for what amounted to paltry reparations and promises of goodwill. Yet, mixed within the negative, an unlikely silver lining would emerge during this time in his life, starting with the discovery of something he thought all but an impossibility - that he beared a sensitivity to the force.
He came to this realization after a secret meeting with Andraste, the infamous leader of the then-exiles. While the meeting ultimately did not sway him away from his convictions, being in the presence of such power in the form of the Mistress of Darkness awoke something that slumbered deep within him. Her sheer force of will, projected by the subtle proddings she plied upon him touched the as of yet unknown sense within him. While he would not immediately understand the effect this would have upon him, the following months would cause him to suspect as much until moved to look into the matter himself. He would notice that he seemed to have a certain clarity that had otherwise escaped him previously, or at the very least had escaped his notice. He spoke with greater confidence and purpose, felt more in tune with his colleagues, and overall felt a general sense of comfort as he settled within his role.
Whether this was in part due to his newfound abilities or simply coming to grips with the weight of his newfound position is uncertain, but one cannot argue with the results given his efforts to realize what followed. While he could definitely not claim credit over the bills which would pass through the senate floor thereafter, namely the anti corruption bill and GAR rearmament, one would be remiss to disregard his contributions (however minor they may be perceived) in seeing them realized. Overall, Senator Anthony Price has been a vocal voice in favor of a strong policy of the defense of Republic interests, as well as promoting a foreign policy of deterrence and projection. While he has as of yet not proposed a bill of his own, he has been crucial in supporting these bills and seeing them made into law.
What he has been busying himself with as of late is the highly controversial investigation into allegations of corruption and collusion within Queen Lucille of Alderaan’s government, which promises to either serve as the capstone of his rising career as a statesman, or conversely serve as his greatest folly. Only time will tell.
PERSONALITY
PRACTICAL SKILLS
■■■■ Political Debate | ■■■■■ Charm | ■■■ Backdoor Politics |
■■■■ Lobbying | ■■■■ Leadership | ■■■ Invest. |
COMBAT SKILLS
■■■ Blasters | ■ Rifles | ■■■ Misc. |
■ Demo. | ■■ H2H | ■■ Daggers |
EDUCATION
■■■■■ Basic | ■■■ Hutteese | ■■■■■ Law |
■■ Tactics | ■■■■ Politics | ■■ Espionage |
While he definitely understands that in politics, one must have a strong ‘pazaak face’, and he obviously does not share all of his innermost thoughts or opinions with everyone he meets, he tends to present himself as a ‘what you see is what you get’ type of person. Whether this is how he actually is, or if this is a well practiced method of conducting himself remains to be seen. Regarding his political views, if one were to ask the question “what does good” vs “what feels good”, he would venture more so onto the “what does good” spectrum. In his younger years, fresh out of law school with a personal mission to help every single person in their unique situation, he expended himself almost exclusively in each and every case as if it were a personal mission. And yet, over the years he came to see that what simply “feels good” at the time doesn’t necessarily do good. Conversely, some of the actions performed by Czerka on Corellia were, at first, looked upon negatively as if they impugned upon the benefits of the common person. Yet, the results of many (but not all, admittedly) of those initiatives saw increasingly effective and direct solutions to the problems many such people complained about. While he still can easily be regarded as a bleeding heart amongst his contemporaries, his tenure in Czerka has done much to harden him to emotional pleas or impassioned grandstanding. In fact, in recent years he’s found that the best tactic is to evaluate situations with a calm head and to step back from situations before making decisions.
The manner in which he conducts himself when holding an interview is that of a ‘man of the people,’ comprised of a casual but not disrespectful persona. It is not uncommon for him to wear a buttoned shirt with the collar remaining undone, and for him to sit with his legs crossed as if speaking to a friend or family member. Again, it is unknown if this is a casual move meant to endear him to the people, or if this is genuinely his personality, but a surefire way to find out is to do the one thing politicians detest: to actually get to know him as a person.
LEGACY
EQUIPMENT
An assortment of suits, ties, and professional attire.
—Wristwatch
—Pocket Square
—Protective Suits
1 - SP-20 Blaster Pistol
Night at the Museum — Social event at a museum. http://www.thestarwarsrp.com/forum/index.php?posts/1416258/[LINK ●
In the name of Alderaan — Werner speaks before the Senate. [LINK] ●
Mutual Interests — Anton networks with fellow Senators. [LINK] ●
Under the Surface — Anton entertains an unexpected guest. [LINK] ●
Balmorran War Relief — Relief efforts by the Exiles. [LINK] ●
Fate in the Balane — NAP Hearing & Vote. [LINK] ●
A Legal and Private Matter — Anton meets with Zamid Sarlo [LINK] ●
The Commission — The Alderaan Investigation Begins. [LINK] ●
A Night to Remember — A Party by Senator Cormund [LINK] ●
A Special Audience — The Commission meets with Queen Antilles. [LINK] ●
A Matter of Life and Death — Emergency session of the Senate. [LINK] ●
Everything is going to be ok — Anton meets with friends. [LINK] ●
Heart of the Matter — Anton interview Ruby Cortess [LINK] ●
To Strike the Heart of Corruption — Anti Corruption Vote. [LINK] ●
The Queen’s Justice — Commission tries to escape Lucille’s guards. [LINK] ●
TITLE — Short description [LINK] ●
TITLE — Short description [LINK] ●
TITLE — Short description [LINK] ●
Last edited:
